Ornamental accessory



yoct-16,1945 Num *2,387,173

l ORNAMENTAL ACCKESSORY Filed Ju'ne e, 194'4 Patented Oct. 16, 1945ORNAMENTAL ACCESSORY Jacob Nufer, West New York, N. J., assigner to Baar& Beards, Inc., New York, N. Y., a corporation of New York ApplicationJune 6, 1 944, Serial No. 538,972

4 Claims.

This invention relates to button bows.

The principalobject ofthe invention is to provide a button bow of simplepattern and simple construction.

A further object is the provision of a button bow which may readily befastened to a dress and equally readily be removed therefrom withoutpermanently or even temporarily marring or defacing the dress.

Another object is to provide a button bow which may present a pluralityof different, pleasing effects depending upon the manner in which it isapplied to the dress.

A still further object is the provision of a button bow whose verysimplicity lends itself to an almost infinite number of pleasing formsand shapes.

One of the preferred embodiments of the invention is shown in theaccompanying drawing in which:

Figure 1 is a face or front view of the button bow as it would appearwhen buttoned to a dress;

Figure 2 is a "face or front view of the button bow as it would appearlaid out on a ilat surface, as on a table top;

Figure 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of Figure 2 with the two disc-likemembers of ,the device y spread apart at their peripheral edges;

Figure 4 is a section on the line 4-4 of Figure 2, spread apart as inFigure 3; and

Figure 5 is a perspective View of the patterns of said disc-likemembers.

The button bow herein claimed consists, in the preferred formillustrated in the drawing, of a pair of identical disc shaped membersI0, each being provided with a radial split or cut I I, each said memberhaving a peripheral fringe of lace.

The two members are superimposed, one over the other, in such mannerthat the two radial cuts coincide. The left hand edge I2 (as seen in thedrawing) of the top member is now sewed to the corresponding edge I3 ofthe bottom member, and the right hand edge I4 of the top member to theright hand edge I5 of the bottom member. A single continuous strip oflace I6 is now sewed to the peripheral edgesv of both members and itwill be seen that the same strip may be attached to both members bymeans of a single, uninterrupted run of the sewing machine, and withoutcutting, except, of course, at the beginning 'and at the end. l

A button hole II is formed between the two members at the inner orclosed end of their split or cut portions.

The button bow herein described is fastened to a dress by merelybuttoning on to a button on the dress substantially in the manner shownin Figure 1. (The dress and button are not shown in said figure.) Whenthe button bow is thus buttoned to the dress the upper member folds overupon itself, of its own weight, and substantial portions of the lowersurface thereof and of the upper surface of the lower member becomeexposed. The seam formed of edges I2 and I3 tends to separate from theseam formed of edges I4 and I5, and radial folds are thereby caused toform in the respective members as shown in Figure 1.

Although the button bow shown-in the drawing and hereinabove describedconsists of a pair of identical disc shaped members, these members neednot be identical, they need not be disc shaped and they need not numberonly two. Three or more members may be incorporated into a single buttonbow of the type described, and they may be of'varying sizes, such as alarge button member, a medium sized middle member, and a small topmember. These members may be of any polygonal shape. They may be made ofany flexible material such as fibrous or cellulose materials, woven orotherwise fabricated. They may be fringed with lace or with othermaterial or not fringed at all. The fringing may be continuous or not.

Although Figure 5 shows a pair of button bow patterns and not the buttonbow itself, its parts are identified, in the drawing, with the sameidentifying numbers as the button bow proper as shown in the otherfigures of the drawing. The purpose of this set-up is simply clarity.

I claim:

1. A button bow comprising at least two superimposed members made ofexible material, each member having a radial cut formed therein, saidmembers beingfastened to each other at their respective radialedgesformed by their respec.

tive radial cuts, said members having a button hole formed between themat the inner end of said cuts.

2. A button bow in accordance with claim 1 comprising a pair of discshaped members made 0f a textile material and having a continuous laceborder sewed to their peripheral edges.

3. A button bow in accordancewith claim 1 comprising at least twosuitably shaped members, said members being identical with each other inshape, dimensions and in the material of which they are made.

4. A button bow in accordance with claim 1 comprising at least two discshaped members of identical size and shape and made of identicalmaterial.

JACGB NUFER.

